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Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot -
Sclaters Spechtpapegaai
-
Micropsitta pusio

Image ID:
273
Date: 
15/07/2011
Location: 
Nimbokrang,
West Papua,
Indonesia
Description: 

This is the smallest parrot in the world. The bird measures only 8.3 cm, and has the size of a goldcrest!
It feeds mainly on small mushrooms and fungi.

Keywords: 
vogel |
bird |
Parrot |
papegaai |
dwergpapegaai |
pygmy parrot |
buff-faced pygmy parrots |
sclaters |
sclaters papegaai |
micropsitta |
micropsitta pusio |
pygmy |
smallest parrot |
lowland |
rainforest |
feeding |
fungi |
forest |
termite nest |
Papua |
New Guinea |
West Papua |
endemic |
tropical
Category: 
Birds |
Non-passerines |
Cockatoos and Parrots
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/buff-faced-pygmy-parrot-0

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